Call for research into the impact of abortion in Pacific countries.

Tuesday, October 8th, 2013

An Australian acadamic is calling for more research into the impact of abortion in Pacific countries.

Joanna Spratt is a PhD candidate at the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy. She says governments need to start looking at reforming highly-restrictive legislation.

Ms Spratt hopes the Pacific will make progress towards decriminalization and providing safe access to abortion. Listen to interview on ABC

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